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The EEDI Advisory Group provided research governance and oversight for the project as a whole. Members included expertise in clinical emergency medicine, health policy and New Zealand Emergency Medicine Network representation. The Advisory Group met on four occasions throughout the duration of the project.
John is the President of ACEM, a practicing Emergency Physician in the Waikato in Aotearoa New Zealand and Chair of the Council of Medical Colleges in New Zealand. He is proud to have been involved with Te Rautaki Manaaki Mana since its inception in 2017. Equity in healthcare delivery to Māori, Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders is now embedded into the ACEM constitution. One of the key platforms on which he based his presidency is equity of emergency healthcare delivery on both sides of the Tasman, and understanding the difference between equity and equality is key. John has been a doctor for 30 years and has seen first-hand the multiple facets of inequity of healthcare delivery as manifest in Emergency Departments. He has also done locum work in Alice Springs for 10 years.
Li-Chia is a Senior Advisor in the Māori Health Insights team, Ministry of Health. She and her team provide statistical advice and support to other agencies on Māori health issues. For example, they provided Māori health trend statistics for the Waitangi Tribunal Request (Wai 2575). Her key focus now is Whakamaua (Māori Health Action Plan) evaluation project and the Global Burden Disease (GBD) Māori / non-Māori study.
I am a Māori woman, mother, daughter, partner and health professional whose ancestors were transformational leaders that valued people, education and the pursuit of higher knowledge. Ratana and the prophets of Parihaka were courageous in their convictions, seeking to understand injustice and suffering whilst protecting human dignity, rights and wellbeing. Like my ancestors, I look for opportunities to embrace meaningful change through for future generations by honouring our past, valuing all worldviews, challenging the status quo, building bridges, connecting people, systems and processes to achieve Toi Ora | Pae Ora. I have been in health care in Aotearoa and overseas for the past 30 years, predominately in emergency nursing and acute care settings.
Michael Geraghty is an emergency nurse practitioner based at Auckland City Hospital. He is an honorary professional teaching fellow at the University of Auckland, a team member of NZ medical assistance team (NZMAT) and regularly works with the NZ Nursing Council particularly in the advancement of prospective nurse practitioners.
Kate is an Emergency Medicine Physician at Middlemore Hospital in South Auckland and co-chair of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine’s Te Rautaki Manaaki Mana – our strategy for excellence in emergency care for Māori. She was born in London and grew up in its southern suburbia, though my ancestors are a mix of English, Welsh, Scottish and Italian. My medical training was at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the NE of England. I started visiting Aotearoa in 1990 and have lived here since 2002 where I completed my specialist training. She is a student of Te Re Māori and is passionate about health outcome equity for Māori and all less advantaged groups.
Inia (Taranaki) is an Emergency Medicine training fellow based at Auckland Hospital. Inia provided research assistance to the initial phases of the EEDI project and was co-author for the protocol paper and descriptive variable paper for EEDI. Inia joined the Advisory Group following his departure from the research assistance role.
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